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The '''United Nations Security Council''' (UNSC) is an organization within the [[United Nations]] that has the job of keeping peace among member nations. One aspect of this group is that they have the authority to order member nations to do as the Council decides.  Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter gives the UN a right to use military force against offending nations, while also strictly limiting the circumstances in which this right can be invoked.  This right has been exercised three times:  the [[Korean War]],<ref>The [[Soviet Union]], a permanent member, did not [[veto]] the resolution to send "U.N troops" to the [[Korean Peninsula]] to fight Soviet-backed [[North Korean]] forces.</ref> the [[Gulf War]] and the invasion of [[Afghanistan]] in 2001.  Whether or not Chapter VII is invoked, these orders are known as the United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

The '''United Nations Security Council''' (UNSC) is an organization within the [[United Nations]] that has the job of keeping peace among member nations. One aspect of this group is that they have the authority to order member nations to do as the Council decides.  Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter gives the UN a right to use military force against offending nations, while also strictly limiting the circumstances in which this right can be invoked.  This right has been exercised three times:  the 1950-1953 [[Korean War]],<ref>The [[Soviet Union]], a permanent member, did not [[veto]] the resolution to send "U.N troops" to the [[Korean Peninsula]] to fight Soviet-backed [[North Korean]] forces.</ref> the 1991 [[Gulf War]] and the 2001-2021 [[Afghan war]].  Whether or not Chapter VII is invoked, these orders are known as the United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

There are fifteen members, five of which are permanent and the rest rotating in two-year terms. The permanent members are the [[United States]], [[Russia]], [[France]], the [[United Kingdom]] and [[China]].  Any permanent member can veto any resolution even if it has the support of all fourteen other members of the Council.  Accordingly, the UN was seen as weaker during the [[Cold War]] because the [[Soviet Union]] (original holder of Russia's permanent seat) and the United States could cancel each other's desired initiatives.  

There are fifteen members, five of which are permanent and the rest rotating in two-year terms. The permanent members are the [[United States]], [[Russia]], [[France]], the [[United Kingdom]] and [[China]].  Any permanent member can veto any resolution even if it has the support of all fourteen other members of the Council.  Accordingly, the UN was seen as weaker during the [[Cold War]] because the [[Soviet Union]] (original holder of Russia's permanent seat) and the United States could cancel each other's desired initiatives.